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Asterisk CallerID SQL Injection Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA9718
Release Date: 2003-09-13
Popularity: 6,811 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: Manipulation of data
Exposure of sensitive information
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:Asterisk 1.x

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Description:
A vulnerability has been identified in Asterisk, which can be exploited by malicious people to perform arbitrary database operations on a vulnerable system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an input validation error in the CDR (Call Detail Records) logging functionality when handling the "CallerID" string. This can be exploited via a SQL injection attack to execute arbitrary SQL code by supplying a specially crafted "CallerID".

Solution:
The vendor issued an updated CVS version on 9th of September 2003.
http://www.asterisk.org/

Provided and/or discovered by:
Ollie Whitehouse, @stake.

Original Advisory:
http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2003/a091103-1.txt


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